This is not an attempt to guess what my colleagues in the venture business are looking at. think that's a safe bet and I would venture that it could be well north of that. In the six years we've been actively investing under the Union Square Ventures brand/platform, I've led/managed thirteen investments. MORE >>

was talking about this dichotomy with another venture capitalist the other day. Venture Capital and TechnologyI've been thinking a lot about the differences between first time and serial entrepreneurs. We invest in both and do not have a preference betweeen the two. But there are significant differences. MORE >>

How could Brad and I possibly take all that we had done and learned in almost 20 years in the venture business and put it into six slides?  Tags: Venture Capital and Technology The CEO of one of our portfolio companies is working on a fundraising deck and asked me for some tips. Guess what? Six slides. " I was aghast. MORE >>

Venture Capital and TechnologyCompanies get hot. And investors start throwing money at them. Entrepreneurs get calls and emails all day long from investors wanting to invest. After a while, the entrepreneurs start to think that they should take the money. 1) Don't take money you will never ever need. Money is never free. MORE >>

But one of my favorite stories about entrepreneurs comes from Dan Valentine , the founder of Sequoia , which is one of the best venture capital firms in the business. Getting along with difficult entrepreneurs is one of the secrets to success in the venture capital business. Venture Capital and Technology MORE >>